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When analyzing a hazardous materials incident at the awareness level you are responsible for recognizing the presence of hazardous materials.
Determine the hazardous materials present.
The primary purpose of a Hazardous Materials Response Team is to provide the skills, knowledge, and technical equipment needed to effectively handle hazardous materials incidents.
The primary purpose of a Hazardous Materials Response Team is to provide the skills, knowledge, and technical equipment needed to effectively handle hazardous materials incidents.
determine the hazardous materials present
identify the three organizations whose local, state, and federal requirements you need to comply with at the HazMat Awareness level.
Environmental disasters such as oil spills
Environmental disasters such as oil spills
Environmental disasters such as oil spills
Developing an emergency plan for hazaardous materials incidents, regulating hazardous materials transportation through local ordinances and regulating safe disposal of hazardous waste
If an incident involving hazardous materials is suspected to be a terrorist incident, federal regulations may require the creation of an Incident Command System (ICS) to coordinate the response efforts. The ICS helps organize and manage resources effectively in such situations.
Federal requirements found in OSHA 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.120- requires firefighters and other first responders to hazardous materials incidents to have First Responder Awareness (FRA) training.